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Item Ships From: Benelux
18th Century Zinc Chapeau Bicorne Sign
Located in Brecht, BE
An item for the zinc collectioneur or someone who loves items that are quirky and rare to find.
This is a French enseigne/sign, from the very short period in French history "incroya...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The loop attached to an oval fitting with radiant decoration. The cameo made of agate, showing the profile of a female bust with hair pinned up. The portrait in the style of Faustina...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
19th Century Wooden Grinder Vessel Treen
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century English wooden grinder with metal and copper fitings. The upper part opening on a hing and reenforced with copper. The top lid and grindi...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century French Copper Champagne Funnel Marked Courtois Ay 1806 Marne
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large decorative antique copper funnel used for decanting Champagne.
This object was made in Ay, Marne, France. One of the Grand-Cru Champag...
Category
19th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceremonial Rice Spoon Toraja Culture, Celebes Island (Sulawesi), Indonesia
Located in Leuven , BE
A pair of exquisite Toraja rice spoons from Indonesia's Sulawesi Islands, featuring elongated bowls and gracefully curved handles that complement the overall design. Each spoon is in...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi Antique Mediterranean Terracotta Jug – 19th Century Rustic Folk Potter
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wabi-Sabi Antique Mediterranean Terracotta Jug – 19th Century Rustic Folk Pottery
A soulful wabi-sabi piece of hand-crafted Mediterranean terracotta pottery, dating to the 19th cent...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$623 Sale Price / item
73% Off
Small 19th Century French Elm Bowl
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small 19th century French Elm bowl. Lovely grain and patina.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Elm
19th Century, Jewish Velvet and Goldthread Cape
Located in Brecht, BE
A rare find this 19th century green velvet and goldthread ceremonial jewish cape,
from Morocco.
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Velvet
1746. West-Friesland. First audit Teunis Kist in Medemblik
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: BONI PASTORIS – EST TONDERE – PECUS NON DEGLUBERE, coin goddess Juno Moneta leaning against the coat of arms of the generality, in the background a screw press with two geni...
Category
1740s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
1645. Death of Hugo de Groot
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: HUGO GROTIUS NATUS MDLXXXIII. 10 APR. OBIIT MDCXLV. 28 AUGUS (rosette), draped bust of Hugo de Groot right, signaturre RA on de arm
Reverse: DE FENIX / VAN HET VADERLANDT, /...
Category
1640s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
1641. Marriage of William of Orange and Princess Mary
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: albionum genuit / rex me summusque / monarcha Carolus / et sponsam me iubet / esse tuam / princeps me Henricus / genuit fortissimus / heros nassoviæ, et / sponsum me iubet /...
Category
1640s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
1913. 50 years Dutch-Indian Railroad Company NGC MS 62
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE SPOORWEGMAATSCHAPPIJ, locomotive seen from the front, harvest goddess in front
Reverse: 50 / JARIG BESTAAN / 1863- / -1913, Indian macara motive, styli...
Category
1910s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
1950s Shopsign
Located in Brecht, BE
Extra large and quirky, this iron shopsign ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
$2,894
Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century"
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Articulated Cyclist Toy
Handcrafted Solid Wood — Rare Colonial-Era Subject — Mech...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"The Binding of Issac" An Italian 17th century Polychrome Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A masterful example of religious storytelling rendered in sculptural form, this Italian 17th century polychrome relief sculpture depicts the powerful biblical scene of The Binding of...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design- Vintage Carved Bone Totem Pole, North west Coast People, Alaska
Located in Leuven , BE
Totem poles are intricately carved and painted sculptures with designs holding spiritual significance for particular families, clans, or tribes. Some were created to offer protection...
Category
20th Century Canadian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Antique Carved Wood Cane – folk art, Fantastical Handle , 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique Carved Wood Cane – Fantastical Handle Featuring a Dragon, Salamander, and Rabbit Head
This striking hand-carved wooden walking stick is a true piece of folk art imagination, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ethnic Design-Authentic Necklace Simbu ( Chimbu) Province, Mount Wilhelm, PNG.
Located in Leuven , BE
Marsupial rodents have only four incisors, making large necklaces a symbol of the wearer's hunting prowess. These body ornaments were worn by both men and women.
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Old carved wooden comb from the Chokwe/Lwena tribe , early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine comb from the early 1900 from the Chokwe/Lwena tribe DR Congo and Angola
Rich tribal aged patina
Professional mounted on a custom made metal base (included in the sale)
He...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Dugout Bowl
Located in Brecht, BE
A lovely dugout Swedish bowl, with rests of old red paint. Dated 1821.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Neckrests from East Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Men in East Africa use headrests both as pillows and as indicators of status. This type of man's headrest is used by the Boni of northeast Kenya and southe...
Category
20th Century Somali Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$1,240 / set
17th Century Italian Polychrome Carved Wood Statue Of Saint Florian
Located in Bilzen, BE
A fine quality 17th century Italian polychrome carved wood Saint Florian Saint Florian (Latin: Florianus; 250 – c. 304 AD) was a Christian holy man a...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carnaval Lithograph by Maria Elena Veiira Da Silva, 1978
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This beautiful lithograph by the Portuguese artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), explores spatial dynamics through a thoughtful arrangement of cubes, cones, and circles. ...
Category
20th Century Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Located in Leuven , BE
These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".
Category
1940s Congolese Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Wooden Ceremonial Club
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Ceremonial Wooden club from the Lobi Tribe in Burkina Faso,
dating from around 1960,beautifully carved and patinated,
mounted on a custom made iron stand,
very decorative piece
Category
1960s Burkinabe Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Scottish Ram in Polychrome Wood, 19 Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb pair of rams in polychrome carved wood from Scotland-19th century
Very elegant and unique pair of rams which are almost carved at life size which come from a Manor in Scotl...
Category
19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child.
Measures: Height 34 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Rare dutch "Gaper" statue with monkey on his shoulder.
Located in Leuven , BE
A gaper is a stone or wooden figurehead, often depicting a Moor, Muslim, or North African. The figurehead first appeared in the late 16th century as a hangout sign used outside the storefronts of drug stores in the Netherlands. The meaning of gaper is the same in English; the figurehead is always displayed with an open mouth, sometimes with a pill resting on his tongue. The gaper's gaping tongue could represent the intake of medicine and grimace represents the bitter taste of the medicine. The gaper takes on various appearances that are symbolic of the origin for the pharmacist...
Category
20th Century Dutch Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Spanish Textured macramé tapestry from the 70s – Unique design object
Located in Oirlo, LI
This beautiful macramé tapestry from the 1970s is a true work of art that gives your interior a unique and stylish look. Handcrafted in Spain, this large tapestry is composed of diff...
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Billen André, Gouache Tempera on Paper, Two Kongo Male Figures, 1944
By André Billen
Located in Leuven , BE
Shown in this beautiful piece of art are two Male Kongo Figures.
The work of artist André Billen (1921-1998) is deeply influenced by African culture.
Measurements of this piece ...
Category
20th Century Belgian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
19th Century Large Swiss Folk Art Carving of a Leaping Bull
Located in Brecht, BE
A very large and extremely imposing 19th century Swiss Folk Art carving of a Leaping Bull. Formerly hung under the overhanging eaves of a butcher's shop (chalet) in Bulle, Switzerlan...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
The Brothers Boards by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sinc...
Category
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
$3,426 / set
19th Century Papier Mâché Toy Horse
Located in Brecht, BE
Lots of charm and good condition for this 19th century papier mâché toy horse on wheels.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Hedle Pulley from the Baoulé / Baule tribe, Ivory Coast
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
Baoulé / Baule loom hedle pulley from the beginning of the 20th century
Rich tribal patina and using traces
Beautiful stylization of the face
with custom base as shown in the photo...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
16 piece miniature modernist furniture set, Netherlands 1920s
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in ECHT, NL
Set of 16 highly original miniature furniture. It consist of a dining table with 4 chairs, 2 beds with night stands and an occasional chair an a l...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Gold-Plated Christian Dior Necklace with Large Chains
By Christian Dior
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Vintage gold plated Christian Dior necklace with large chains.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Gold Plate
Solomon Islands Coral Stone Ancestor's Carved Head
Located in Leuven , BE
The Tribes from the Solomon Islands worshipped the skulls of their ancestors as being the home of their spirits. If no remains of a great man were pres...
Category
1890s Solomon Islands Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Coral
Saint Eloi, religious Carved Boxwood Statue, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A statue carved from very high quality boxwood, monobloc carved
The statue represents "Sint Eloi", patron saint of blacksmiths
19th Century
Old patina
Figure height 18.5 cm, total he...
Category
19th Century German Baroque Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Set of Kitchen Treen with 2 Hourglasses, One Candlestick Holder and Pepper Mill
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Set of kitchen treen with 2 hourglasses, one candlestick holder and pepper mill. All 19th century French.
Category
Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Birch
19th Century Bronze Group of Puttis on Marble Base, Signed by Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Esbeek, NL
Bronze puttis signed by Clodion, circa 1900
Beautiful patina and quality
excellent condition.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of a Kongo Chief with Feather Headdress, Plant Material on Jute, Framed
Located in Leuven , BE
Portrait of a Kongo Chief with feather headdress, plant material on Jute, Frameda Patchwork of bark and raphia finished with feathered headdress. This is was made for export and it i...
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Burlap, Grasscloth, Faux Fur, Beads
Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry
Pair of small portraits in micro marble marquetry of Italian origin from the end of the 18th century Framed in London in the 19th c...
Category
1890s Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
This small head of a ceramic figure with a bird headdress is probably Pre-Columbian. It seems to originate from the territory of present-day Mexico. Fur...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$1,949 / set
François de Hérain, Portrait of a Man, Drawing on Paper
Located in Leuven , BE
François de Hérain (1877-1962) was a French painter, sculpture and engraver. He realized a number of paintings of scenes in French Algeria and Morocco. He wa...
Category
20th Century French Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side.
4 cm (h)
Green patina
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Dominqiue Yee, Auzoux's Troglodytes Gorilla's, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Leuven , BE
Far from referring to the gothic, or melancholic aspect that fascinates some people in these anatomical model, Dominique Yee (b. 1960), a Flemish painter with Chinese roots, has capt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of Gros – Point Stitched Panels Representing Orientalist Scenes
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of gros – point stitched panels representing orientalist scenes: One with a tiger hunt and the other with a battle scene, both in a setting of tropical vegetation on a black g...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Tribal Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Miniature Altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style, 1657
Located in Gorssel, GE
Wooden miniature altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style.
This altar - used for private devotion - was made in the 17th century a...
Category
17th Century Renaissance Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unicorn ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a unicorn designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the back.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Four Pair of rare Georgian Miniature Mahogany Shoes decorated Mother of Pearl
Located in Leuven , BE
These stunning and unique Miniature Georgian shoes were produced in England during the early 19th century, circa 1830. They are hand carved from Mahogany wood and feature the most wo...
Category
1830s British Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$1,311 Sale Price / set
40% Off
19th Century Travail De Maîtrise / Master's Work
Located in Brecht, BE
A true collectors item, this travail de maîtrise/master's work, made in France in the 19th century, dated 1879, a wooden three spoke wheel, mounted on a contemporary iron base, a rar...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
A Mbukushu braided headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Mbukushu / Kavango Group, Botswana/Namibia/Angola, Early 20th century
An exquisite and old example of a Mbukushu braided wig headdress, featuring a leather or hide base that has na...
Category
Early 20th Century Namibian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Shell, Natural Fiber
A set of 4 Wooden Spatels
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Set of 4 Spatula from the XINGU,an Indian Tribe in Brasil,
these wooden objects were used for cooking,
from the collection of Gunther Hartmann (1924-2012), a German Ethnologist,
very...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,008 / set
Ethno Design Mbole People, DRC, Chief Scepters Collection Made of Palmtree Leaf
Located in Leuven , BE
The Sceptres are made of the Midrib of Palm tree leaves. They were uses by the members of the Lilwaa Secret Society of the Mbole Tribe that live in the ...
Category
1920s Congolese Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Vintage Copper Painting by Germain Rotsaert, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century artwork by Belgian artist Germain Rotsaert who uses melted copper and painted it to create colourfoul graphical works.
Signed bottom...
Category
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
The Silver Crane Company English Ceramic Parker Pen Pottery Desk Tidy
Located in Linkebeek, BE
The Silver Crane Company English Ceramic Parker Pen Pottery Desk Tidy
Wear consistent with age and use
Collector - Advertising pencil case - desk
A scarce novelty ceramic lidded desk tidy modeled as a Parker fountain pen...
Category
1980s English Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Konyak naga-necklace with brown beads
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Naga Konyak, North-India, early 20th century
The Konyaks, the largest of the Naga ethnic groups, reside primarily in the districts of Tirap, Longding, and Changlang in Arunachal Pra...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Beads
19th Century Dutch Painting
Located in Esbeek, NL
Dutch painting, oil on canvas
inspired by an tile panel delft blue, circa 1880-Inspired on a Dutch antique Delft Blue tile tableau (composition of individ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Late 17th Century Italian School Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony and the Child
Located in Leuven , BE
According to the legends, there are two Saint Anthony’s, they can easily be distinguished by their hair. This one is known as Saint Anthony of Padua, he is recognizable by his hair, ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency Mongo 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency MONGO Tshuapa District - D.R Congo
4494 gr
Beautiful patina.
These anklets were worn by women of the Mongo tribe ...
Category
19th Century African Tribal Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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